Poets and writers
Abdi Sheik-Abdi
Abdi Abdulkadir Sheik-Abdi, born 15 November 1942 in Somalia, is a Somali author and historian based in the United States. He holds a doctorate in African history from Boston University and has written short stories, two novels, a collection of fables and essays.
Abdi Sheik-AbdiAbdi Abdulkadir Sheik-Abdi · Abdi Sheikh-Abdi
- Lived
- 1942-11-15 to today
- Known as one of
- Poets and writers
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012
- Sources
- 1 sources
Who is he?
Abdi Abdulkadir Sheik-Abdi is a Somali author based in the United States, born on 15 November 1942 in Somalia (Wikipedia). See Somalis in the United States.
Study and work
He holds BA and MA degrees in English literature and African studies from the University at Albany, State University of New York, and a doctorate in African history from Boston University (Wikipedia). He has taught in both Somalia and the United States (same source).
He has written many short stories, two novels, a collection of fables, and articles and essays (Wikipedia).
In short
A Somali writer and historian who taught in Somalia and the United States.
Sources
- Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
Abdi Sheik-AbdiAbdi Abdulkadir Sheik-Abdi · Abdi Sheikh-Abdi
- Lived
- 1942-11-15 to today
- Known as one of
- Poets and writers
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012
- Sources
- 1 sources
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